Osheroff colloquium on the Columbia Accident Investigation

I initiated, hosted, and was the primary organizer for the
January 22nd, 2004 Toronto Physics colloquium given by
Nobel Laureate Physics Professor Douglas D. Osheroff, on
Understanding the Columbia Shuttle Accident .

Other people involved in the organization of this event included
Stephen Morris (Colloquium Committee Chair) and
Kim Luke (Director of Communications, Faculty of Arts and Science).

Here are some web sites and news stories relating to this event.

Osheroff and CAIB Info

• Official Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) website
• CAIB information on Osheroff
• Stanford Physics Department information on Osheroff and his Nobel Prize

News Stories associated with Osheroff's Toronto news briefing

• Martian Madness, quoting Osheroff, by Peter Calamai, Toronto Star [25Jan'04]
• "Shuttles vulnerable, professor says" by Stephen Strauss, Globe and Mail [23Jan'04]
• TV interview with Osheroff on Discovery Canada [22Jan'04]
• Announcement of local press briefing associated to Osheroff Colloquium [19Jan'04]

Other News Stories Quoting Osheroff

• AP story about the Columbia accident anniversary [30Jan'04]
• Stanford Magazine Q&A with Osheroff [Jan/Feb'04]
• Op-Ed piece by Osheroff in the San Jose Mercury News [15Jan'04]
• Osheroff comments on Bush's leaked plans to send men [sic] to the Moon and Mars, on BBC , CTV , CNEWS [09Jan'04]
• Big article on the Columbia Accident Investigation quoting Osheroff, in Atlantic Monthly [Nov'03]
• Changes urged for NASA by Osheroff (London Free Press) [Aug'03]
• Complacency blamed for shuttle disaster - quoting Osheroff [02Jul'03]
• CAIB press briefing by Osheroff - "I am a foamologist" [12Jun'03]

Last updated: Sun-25-Jan-2004 (cosmetic changes 20070126)